Gameweek 33 continues with a Tuesday night date at the Emirates and a welcome bout of midweek live football. The clash between Arsenal and Everton is potentially crucial as the reckoning for Champions League places shapes up. For Fantasy managers, the encounter is just as important: it’s a second throw of the dice for owners of Santi Cazorla and Marouane Fellaini following blanks in Saturday’s fixtures.
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The team news from the Emirates finds three changes in the home lineup – all perhaps expected. Per Mertesacker returns from suspension to replace Thomas Vermaelen in defence, while Theo Walcott also starts after making an impact from the bench in the late show against Norwich: Gervinho drops out. Finally, Wojciech Szczesny is recalled in goal to replace the injured Lukas Fabianski. Tomas Rosicky is fit enough for a return to the bench. Everton make just one change but it’s a potentially significant one: Leon Osman misses out through injury so Ross Barkley is drafted in to replace him. It remains to be seen if this leads to a change in role for Marouane Fellaini, who may now drop deeper into midfield.
